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Spike Spencer

Most known for playing Shinji Ikari in Neon Genesis Evangelion.

He's probably the poster guy for Pigeonholed Voice Actor. He's never been able to live it down, and up until 2009 had been voicing pretty much Shinji in a different form. We're looking at you, Hanataro (less emo, more timid) & Rolo (more emo, less timid, and even more homoerotic not to mention psychotic).

However, that all changed when he was cast as the psychotic Arakune. This came as a shocking surprise to fans, and has finally broken him out of the pigeonhole.

Noted for being an extremely funny guy who is very welcoming to his fans. He once referred to Sam Riegel as "the gay man with the fan"

. He's also a black belt (which makes him wonder why he's cast as the helpless kid). He also hates Hideaki Anno for running out of ink

to finish NGE, that bastard!

And remember, it's not a true Spike Spencer role without a good old-fashioned Freak Out. Incidentally, this scene

(starting at 2:03) (major Evangelion spoilers) is the only one he's specifically described as having made him uncomfortable to work on. He was formerly married to Kendra Benham, the first voice actor of Maya Ibuki. He's currently single.

Also, he once placed a grenade in the Nostalgia Critic's pants.

Not to be confused with Spike Spiegel, a character from a show he wasn't in.

Notable roles by Spike Spencer:

Anime

Shinji Ikari in Neon Genesis Evangelion
Hanataro Yamada and D'Roy in Bleach
Papillon in Busou Renkin
Rolo Lamperouge in Code Geass
Mackie Stingray in Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040
Dr. Shiouji (and a Scottish terrier with glasses) in Excel Saga
Yugo in the Battle Angel OVA
Akito Tenkawa in Martian Successor Nadesico
Majic Finn in Sorcerer Stabber Orphen
Marth (Mars) in the Fire Emblem OVA
Ginta Toramizu in M�R
Goh in Prétear
Onion Boy in Gantz
Takuma Kugayama in Full Metal Panic
Takuma Ichijo in Vampire Knight
Saburo Togusa in Durarara!!

Video Games

Arakune in BlazBlue
- Also Hazama, during one scene - when he decides to test Unlimited Mu in Arcade Mode, and only in Continuum Shift II and Extend.
Milanor in the PSP version of Yggdra Union
Claude Kenni in Star Ocean: Second Evolution
Jack "Harmonica" Hamilton in Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia
Yeager in Tales Of Vesperia
Nall in Lunar: Silver Star Harmony
Attumen the Huntsman from World of Warcraft
Atsuro in Shin Megami Tensei Devil Survivor: Overclocked.
Tyrann in Nie R
Guan Suo in Dynasty Warriors 7
Nagamasa Azai in Samurai Warriors 3
Wukong in League of Legends
Vanilla R. Beans in Steambot Chronicles
Excellus in Fire Emblem: Awakening

Tropes Associated with Spike Spencer

Butt Monkey/The Chew Toy: What he's often cast as, at least according to the consensus within this wiki.
Emo: The defining trope of his characters. Many of them tend to be very angsty. More particularly Shinji Ikari.
Hilarious Outtakes: The "Ran out of ink" NGE ending outtake.
Keet: He's been described by Amanda Winn Lee as one of the most hyper people ever, which makes his pigeonholing even more ironic.
Pigeonholed Voice Actor: One of the best examples.
- Saburo is a subversion; the character is still a Butt Monkey, but emo is definitely not a defining trope of the character. His unlucky moments are still funny though.
Playing Against Type: As Arakune, Ginta Toramizu, and Little Boy.
Supreme Chef: The man can cook like you wouldn't believe. He also stars in his own cooking show, Don't Kill Your Date (and Other Cooking Tips), where he shows you how to cook AND impress the ladies.
Unions In Hollywood: He's quite critical of this trope. See the YMMV page.
- Though ironically, his official resume lists him as an SAG/AFTRA member (though this could be more related to business issues rather than his own political beliefs, since voice acting in Los Angeles is highly unionized).